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I have used the Network Wizard on 2 XP Pro machines (named Comp1 and Comp2)
to try and connect them together to share resources, such as the internet
connection, inkjet printer and USB Maxtor external drive (connected to
comp1) and the laser printer (connected to Comp2).
Unfortunately it did not work.
On checking the settings I noticed that Comp2 was set for DHCP - I do not
see how to set DHCP server on Comp1 and the Internet connection is via a PCI
modem and not a broadband router.
I reconfigured both machines manually taking care to set the same Workgroup
called OFFICE, IP address range 192.168.0.1 (Comp1) and 192.168.0.2 (Comp2)
and ensure the subnet mask is set to 255.255.255.0 on both machines.
I set the Gateway on Comp2 to point at 192.168.0.1 (Comp1)
TCP/IP is obviously installed and appears to be working as I can ping each
machine locally by its own IP address - however I cannot ping Comp1 from
Comp2 and vice-versa.
Strange though that Comp2 icon shows up in Comp1's Network connections
window although it cannot be accessed reporting that;
"Network path not found. \\Comp2 is not accessible. You might not have
permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this
server to find out if you have access permission."
I have tried cabling them together using both a crossover cable connected
directly to each NIC and through a Netgear 4 port hub using straight through
CAT5 cables - but still they don't talk...
I have even shared drive C: on both machines which is something that I would
not normally do preferring to share just the specific folders required in a
vain attempt to get them to talk in addition to setting the shares on both
printers and the external Maxtor drive and setting up the ICS so Comp2 is
able to share the Internet connection on Comp1.
Is there something fundamental that I have missed?
I have had no trouble setting up Client/Server networks since Novell
3.12/WFW 3.11 and have also successfully connected NT3.5/NT4 Server networks
using Win95/98/NT4/2K/XP as clients and have also set up peer-to-peer
networks using Win95 in a previous life.
Now that Microsoft has made it easy with XP I cannot get the damn things to
talk :-(
to try and connect them together to share resources, such as the internet
connection, inkjet printer and USB Maxtor external drive (connected to
comp1) and the laser printer (connected to Comp2).
Unfortunately it did not work.
On checking the settings I noticed that Comp2 was set for DHCP - I do not
see how to set DHCP server on Comp1 and the Internet connection is via a PCI
modem and not a broadband router.
I reconfigured both machines manually taking care to set the same Workgroup
called OFFICE, IP address range 192.168.0.1 (Comp1) and 192.168.0.2 (Comp2)
and ensure the subnet mask is set to 255.255.255.0 on both machines.
I set the Gateway on Comp2 to point at 192.168.0.1 (Comp1)
TCP/IP is obviously installed and appears to be working as I can ping each
machine locally by its own IP address - however I cannot ping Comp1 from
Comp2 and vice-versa.
Strange though that Comp2 icon shows up in Comp1's Network connections
window although it cannot be accessed reporting that;
"Network path not found. \\Comp2 is not accessible. You might not have
permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this
server to find out if you have access permission."
I have tried cabling them together using both a crossover cable connected
directly to each NIC and through a Netgear 4 port hub using straight through
CAT5 cables - but still they don't talk...
I have even shared drive C: on both machines which is something that I would
not normally do preferring to share just the specific folders required in a
vain attempt to get them to talk in addition to setting the shares on both
printers and the external Maxtor drive and setting up the ICS so Comp2 is
able to share the Internet connection on Comp1.
Is there something fundamental that I have missed?
I have had no trouble setting up Client/Server networks since Novell
3.12/WFW 3.11 and have also successfully connected NT3.5/NT4 Server networks
using Win95/98/NT4/2K/XP as clients and have also set up peer-to-peer
networks using Win95 in a previous life.
Now that Microsoft has made it easy with XP I cannot get the damn things to
talk :-(